Penrith sent a warning to their finals rivals with a thumping win over the Cowboys to lift the JJ Giltinan Shield for the third time in four years.
Penrith clinched the JJ Giltinan Shield for a third time in four years on Saturday evening as they finished on top of the ladder, ended the finals hopes of North Queensland, and ensured the Sydney Roosters and Canberra will feature in September.
Ivan Cleary refused to rest any players late in the game, and was happy for all his topliners to maintain the rage. Panthers players and their families with the JJ Giltinan Shield after beating the Cowboys on Saturday night.The 21,525-strong crowd lapped up every minute, and completed about five laps of the Mexican wave late in the game. They cheered when the trophy was beamed on the big screen inside BlueBet Stadium.
Liam Martin underwent a head injury assessment against the Cowboys, but was cleared to return, while Izack Tago punched out an hour of football after returning from injury. Coach Todd Payten said afterwards: “It was hard to watch, really disappointing. To go in at half-time like we did [down 26-0], with everything to play for, and to get put on the back foot, and not show any real resolve, it was really disappointing and hard to cop.”Newcastle have shrugged off the absence of injured talisman Kalyn Ponga and cruised to a 32-12 win over St George Illawarra that confirms they will enter the finals as the form team.
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